Call us: 0191 262 2882
Email us: sales@unicornsheetmetal.com | help@unicornsheetmetal.com
November 24, 2023
A few months back we posted about the planters pictured below (click here to view the first post) , they’re part of a project that comes to Grey street Newcastle-upon-Tyne every summer. We laser cut and fabricated the original planters way back in 2018, and by time they were due to come back out of […]
November 7, 2023
Up until last week, our online quote page offered laser cutting quotes for aluminium and stainless up to 6mm in thickness. This is because our old c02 laser cutter tended to lack consistency in edge quality on non-ferrous materials 8mm+. Cutting with our new fiber laser, that’s an issue of the past! Edge quality in […]
October 23, 2023
The usual thickness limit of steel when laser cutting is 25mm, however the edge quality deteriorates a lot when cutting inch thick steel due to the material heating up whilst cutting. This can even be a problem with 20mm on a lot of C02 lasers. You can avoid this by waterjet cutting which we also […]
October 18, 2023
Laser cutting is pretty much always the most precise and fastest (and therefore, the cheapest!) way to cut up your metal. However, there are a few exceptions! In some instances engineers request a waterjet cut from us even when more expensive to prevent a HAZ (heat affected zone) on their parts, this is normally for […]
July 17, 2023
As we seem to do every 5-10 years, we’ve decided it’s time to purchase a new piece of CNC machinery to keep wowing our customers! This time, a new laser! A 6kw Fiber Trumpf 3030 L49. It’s almost 15 years younger (and therefore, more advanced) than our current 5kw c02 Trumpf 3050, offering faster cutting […]
June 1, 2023
You may have noticed the “online quote” section of our website has vanished. If you have an active order, don’t worry! It will still be delivered as scheduled. This is just a temporary measure while our team of developers make some tweaks to streamline the system and make it easier for customers to use. We […]
April 28, 2023
Wayyyy back in 2018, we received an order from an architect acting on behalf of Newcastle city council. It was for some large metal planters situated on a pop-up communal area on Grey street in Newcastle city centre, take a look at them for yourself here –> https://www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/show-me-newcastle/geordie-jackpot-s-grey-street-gathering . They kept us busy for […]
April 18, 2023
We want you to get the best price possible when using our online quote system, here’s a way to to do that: When we were designing our self-quotation system, we programmed the system to figure out cut-times based on the number of piercings and lengths of the lines on your dxf. If you have […]
January 26, 2023
We’ve been working with software developers to bring our own online quotation system to customers for some time. Now, it’s finally live! Head to the “online quote” drop-down at the top or follow this link –> quote.unicornlasercutting.co.uk — to get quoting. This post is a quick guide for the first-time customer on how to use it. […]
March 1, 2021
The waterjet is a versatile tool that’ll cut through just about anything bar diamonds and bulletproof materials. Steel, aluminium, copper, brass, plastics and even ceramics and stone, you name it, it cuts it! Due to waterjets not using any heat when cutting, they are the only way to produce certain parts without any deformation or […]
Feel free to drop us a line and we'll get back to you in 48 hours max!